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Kaiser-i-Hind
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Kaiser-i-Hind

Teinopalpus imperialis

Teinopalpus imperialis, the Kaiser-i-Hind, is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north India east to north Vietnam. The common name literally means "emperor of India". The Kaiser-i-Hind is much sought after by butterfly collectors for its beauty and rarity. The green iridiscence of the wings has been found to be due to three-dimensional photonic structure of the scales and is the subject of much research.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 113820.